Published regulator decisions
UK healthcare practitioners suspended from practice
A suspension is a fixed-term pause on the right to practise. The practitioner cannot work in the regulated profession during the suspension. This page lists recent published suspension decisions across the UK healthcare regulators covered by MedicWatch.
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351 total
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Sayed Mia's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct. He had carried out surgical procedures at premises not registered with the CQC, then given false information to CQC inspectors when they visited, and omitted the work from a Declaration of Concerns form. The tribunal imposed a 12-month suspension, finding erasure disproportionate given his engagement with proceedings and steps towards remediation. A review hearing was directed.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Prabjit Singh Banwait. It imposed or extended a 6-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 18 December 2025, the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Mr Banwait for a period of six months. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 9 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Vatikutti attended a surgical shift at Warrington and Halton Hospitals on 22 September 2023 whilst under the influence of alcohol, with a blood alcohol reading of 48 mg/dl taken at 12:22pm. The tribunal found the misconduct very serious, noting a reckless disregard for patient safety and very limited insight. A 9-month suspension was imposed with a review hearing directed and an immediate order of suspension applied.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 9 months
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Gaurav Madahar. It imposed or extended a 9-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 12 December 2025 the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Mr Madahar for a period of 9 months. (The suspension will take effect after the appeal period.) This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Mollie Hilary Taylor. It imposed or extended a 12-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 12 December 2025 the Professional Conduct Committee extended the suspension on Ms Taylor's registration for a further 12 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. Ms Taylor has been suspended since 11 December 2024. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Shehu, a locum Consultant Physician, failed to provide adequate care to Patient A on 28 December 2022, including failing to consider diagnoses other than deep vein thrombosis, take an adequate history, arrange appropriate investigations, or implement an adequate treatment plan. Patient A died the following day. Dr Shehu admitted all the allegations. The tribunal found limited insight and incomplete remediation, and imposed a 6-month suspension with a review hearing directed.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 5 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Eisenhauer, a GP in Nottingham, engaged in dishonesty on 17 and 19 July 2024 by booking fictitious face-to-face appointments and then making a false retrospective entry in a patient's medical records. She admitted all the allegations. The tribunal found her fitness to practise was impaired at a medium level of risk and imposed a 5-month suspension with a review hearing directed. No immediate order was imposed.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Eve's fitness to practise was impaired following her conviction on 19 July 2024 at Leeds Magistrates' Court for drink driving on 3 July 2024, with a breath alcohol reading of 151 micrograms per 100 millilitres. She was sentenced to 8 weeks custody suspended for 12 months and disqualified from driving for 36 months. The tribunal assessed the risk as medium, found conditions insufficient to mark the seriousness of the conviction, and imposed a 6-month suspension with a review hearing directed.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 9 months
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Savanna Cormack. It imposed or extended a 9-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 28 November 2025, the Professional Conduct Committee extended the suspension on Miss Cormack’s registration for a further 9 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. Ms Cormack has been suspended since 3 April 2024. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 4 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Kaur engaged in dishonest conduct related to a benefit fraud conviction in 2022, with the underlying conduct occurring between 2016 and 2018. She also failed to notify the GMC of criminal proceedings and made a false declaration on her GMC registration application. The tribunal found her fitness to practise was impaired and imposed a 4-month suspension with a review directed, finding limited and developing insight.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 8 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Sanusi wrote a private prescription on 1 August 2024 while knowing her licence to practise had been withdrawn for failure to revalidate. The tribunal found this was dishonest and that her fitness to practise was impaired. It noted limited insight and that she had not accepted the dishonesty finding. An 8-month suspension was imposed with a review hearing directed.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The HCPTS panel found that paramedic Daniel Davis made sexual comments and engaged in sexually motivated touching towards a junior colleague during two shifts. It found misconduct and current impairment on personal and public grounds, noting developing insight but an ongoing risk of repetition. The panel suspended him for six months and imposed an interim suspension for the appeal period.
Health and Care Professions CouncilDietitian
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 3 months
The HCPTS panel found that dietitian Billy Law remained impaired after an earlier panel found a sustained pattern of working outside his scope and putting vulnerable service users at risk. It found limited insight, no targeted dietetic training and no evidence of current competence, leaving a genuine risk of repetition. The panel imposed a further three-month suspension.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 9 months
Dr Charles Wayawa Mafuta Kisolokele
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Wayawa had inappropriately prescribed medication to a community member and to himself on multiple occasions between 2022 and 2023 while working in an Urgent Care Centre. The tribunal found that Dr Wayawa had been dishonest, including by backdating prescriptions and falsifying records to conceal his actions. The tribunal found his fitness to practise impaired and imposed a nine-month suspension, directing a review hearing. The tribunal accepted that Dr Wayawa had acted out of a misguided attempt to help others rather than for personal gain, had made full admissions, and had shown genuine remorse and insight.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The HCPTS panel found that physiotherapist Lukasz Osipowicz touched a client's breasts and nipples without consent during a massage and that the touching was sexually motivated. It found misconduct and current impairment on both the personal and public components. The panel suspended him for 12 months and imposed an interim suspension to cover the appeal period.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Hamdy El-Shikh, who was convicted of drug possession in 2021 and found to have been dishonest at an appraisal meeting, remained impaired at this third review hearing. He had provided no evidence of insight, remediation, or CPD since his previous review. The tribunal imposed a further 12-month suspension and directed another review hearing, noting he had not had a full opportunity to demonstrate progress due to circumstances abroad.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Josu Mendiguren was convicted in August 2023 of drink driving and had subsequently attended work whilst under the influence of alcohol on two occasions, conducting patient consultations while intoxicated. He also failed to notify the GMC of his charge and conviction without delay. The tribunal found his fitness to practise impaired by reason of misconduct and conviction, and imposed a 6-month suspension with a review hearing directed, noting his very limited insight and negligible steps toward remediation.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Elena Horri. It imposed or extended a 12-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 12 November 2025, the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Ms Horri for a period of 12 Months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The Committee also ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 7 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Rukmana Rabindran was convicted in July 2024 of drink driving and reckless driving on 23 May 2024, having driven at speeds of up to approximately 120 mph while over the alcohol limit. The tribunal determined that his fitness to practise was impaired by reason of conviction and imposed a 7-month suspension with a review hearing directed, noting his development of insight had not been timely but that his conduct was not fundamentally incompatible with continued registration.
Health and Care Professions CouncilParamedic
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 4 months
The HCPTS panel found that paramedic Stephen Chance-Hyett sexually breached professional boundaries with a junior colleague through comments and non-consensual touching. It found serious misconduct and current impairment on public-interest grounds, while finding he had remediated his conduct and posed a low risk of repetition. The panel suspended him for four months.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Mark Johnson. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 7 months
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Richard Bowley. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 7-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct, conviction / caution case for Mary Anne McCloskey. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Sajaad Hussain. It imposed or extended a 12-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 31 October 2025, the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Mr Hussain for a period of 12 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The Committee also ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
Frank Dieter Bernhard Karl Negwer
The GDC committee published a Health Committee decision for Frank Dieter Bernhard Karl Negwer. It imposed or extended a 6-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 29 October 2025 the Health Committee suspended Mr Negwer for a period of 6 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The Committee also ordered that his registration be suspended immediately. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a conviction / caution case for Nganjo Endeley. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Jan Mozny. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The HCPTS panel found that physiotherapist Mubarak Muhammad Mutawakkil's fitness to practise remained impaired because he had not addressed earlier findings about his competence or provided evidence of insight or remediation. It found a significant likelihood of repetition and risk of significant harm to service users, and imposed a further 12-month suspension from 14 November 2025.
Health and Care Professions CouncilRadiographer
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 4 months
The HCPTS panel found that James Fort repeatedly submitted inaccurate timesheets and expense claims for personal gain, and that his conduct was dishonest and amounted to misconduct. It found his fitness to practise impaired on personal and public-interest grounds, though it identified no current risk of harm to the public. The panel imposed a four-month suspension order, with a review before expiry.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 10 months
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct, conviction / caution case for Patrick Hart. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 10-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct, determination of another regulator case for Andrej Grajn. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Keith Wolverson. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 6-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 4 months
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Charles Anigala. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 4-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 9 months
The MPTS tribunal considered a determination of another regulator case for Mark Mackenzie. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 9-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 9 months
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Josevania Martins. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 9-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Samina Jameel Ali. It imposed or extended a 12-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 22 September 2025, the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Ms Ali for a period of 12 months. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDentist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Alina Teodora Oteseanu. It imposed or extended a 12-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: On 18 September 2025, the Professional Conduct Committee suspended Ms Oteseanu for a period of 12 months. (The suspension will take effect after the appeal period.) This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 3 months
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Sohier El-Neil. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 3-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Dental Professionals Hearings ServiceDental nurse
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Lana Diane Margaret Rose. It imposed or extended a 12-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 11 September 2025 the Professional Conduct Committee extended the suspension on Ms Rose's registration for a further 12 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. Ms Rose has been suspended since 23 September 2024. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Health and Care Professions CouncilPhysiotherapist
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The HCPTS panel found that physiotherapist Thomas Ashworth encouraged a service user’s sexual comment, made a demeaning comparison about another service user, used racist language about Indian physiotherapists and sent sexually motivated messages to a junior colleague. It did not prove the separate 'not normal' comment. The panel found misconduct and current impairment, suspending him for six months with an 18-month interim order for any appeal.
Health and Care Professions CouncilHearing aid dispenser
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The HCPTS panel found that hearing aid dispenser Mark Fraser Edgar dishonestly claimed personal and duplicate expenses from his employer over many years, including vouchers, mobile phone accounts, taxis, tyres, parking and hotels. It did not prove that claimed meals were personal expenses. The panel found misconduct and current impairment, imposed a 12-month suspension and made an 18-month interim suspension order for any appeal.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Anthony Odume. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 6-week suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 10 months
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct, determination of another regulator case for Narendra Dave. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 10-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 10 months
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Manish Tripathi. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 10-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a conviction / caution case for Sandra, Chika Ndirika. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a conviction / caution, misconduct case for Amy Eskander. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 3 months
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Muhammad Rafiq. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 3-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a misconduct case for Vinesh Narayan. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.
Health and Care Professions CouncilDietitian
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 6 months
The HCPTS panel reviewed dietitian Aparna Srivastava's conditions of practice arising from serious record-keeping and clinical-reasoning failings. It found no evidence of remediation and concluded that returning without further training would put service users at risk. Because further conditions were not workable, the panel imposed a six-month suspension.
Medical Practitioners Tribunal ServiceDoctor
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year
The MPTS tribunal considered a conviction / caution case for John Henderson. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.